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FindTheBest Launches Campaign Against Patent "Troll"

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest, the products review startup headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, has a new mission in life: fight patent trolls. FindTheBest has launched a major lawsuit in New York, looking to take down a "patent troll" which had demanded that the startup pay the company for violating a patent. According to O'Connor, he has pledged to spend $1M -- several times the demand from patent licensing firm Lumen View -- to stop the company and others from demanding payments from other startups. FindTheBest has accused Lumen View of extortion and violation of the RICO (Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations) Act.